Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011

160 Appeal to sheriff against relevant person determination

(1) A person mentioned in subsection (2) may appeal to the sheriff against—

(a) a determination of a pre-hearing panel or children’s hearing that an individual is or is not to be deemed a relevant person in relation to a child,

(b) a determination of a review under section 142(2) that an individual is to continue to be deemed, or no longer to be deemed, a relevant person in relation to a child.

(2) The persons are—

(a) the individual in question,

(b) the child,

(c) a relevant person in relation to the child,

(d) two or more persons mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c) acting jointly.

(3) If satisfied that the determination to which the appeal relates is justified, the sheriff must confirm the determination.

(4) If not satisfied, the sheriff must—

(a) quash the determination, and

(b) where the determination is a determination of a pre-hearing panel or children’s hearing under section 81 that the individual should not be deemed a relevant person in relation to the child, make an order deeming the individual to be a relevant person in relation to the child.

(5) Where the sheriff makes an order under subsection (4)(b), section 81(4) applies to the individual as if a pre-hearing panel had deemed the individual to be a relevant person.

(6) An appeal under this section must be—

(a) made before the expiry of the period of 7 days beginning with the day on which the determination is made,

(b) heard and disposed of before the expiry of the period of 3 days beginning with the day on which the appeal is made.